Sea Dog Brewpub Woburn,MA

Our group of seven took a trip to the new Sea Dog Brewpub in Woburn, MA. The pub is part of a chain with another Brewpub in Hull, MA and three brewing locations in Bangor, South Portland and Topsham ME. It was a very open place with a comfortable waiting area furnished with cushioned chairs and sofa, a nice sized bar area with plenty of bar tables. The pub was dimly lit with a few Sea Dog wall paintings scattered throughout the establishment and one end of the bar was covered with Mugclub mugs.
When we arrived there was a bit of a wait (no doubt that was due to it being the "new place in town") so we decided to take up residence at a small side-bar area and order some appetizers and beer of course. The appetizer list was standard with some variations like Sweet Potato Skins, Lobster Tempura and Buffalo Wings that were grilled. There were also your regular appetizers like nachos and chicken fingers. Even though we didn't order entrees their small menu seemed to hit all areas sandwiches, burgers, pasta, chicken and it was heavy on the Sea(dog)food. Overall our service was great even though we did have to wait a little in between orders but that is most likely because it was so busy.
On to the main reason we went there, the beer. They listed eight standard beers Owls Head Light, Wind Jammer Blonde Ale, Sea Dog Pale Ale (not available when we visited), Old East India Pale Ale, Old Gollywobbler Brown Ale, Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter, Sea Dog Stout, and Blueberry Wheat. They also had a Seasonal which was a Winter Ale, they had a Raspberry that was not listed and unfortunately they had no Cask Conditioned Ales. The highlights for our group were 1) the IPA- an english style IPA with a light floral aroma, crisp clean balanced flavor and a tinge of bitterness 2) the Hazelnut Porter- dark near black having a big sweet nose the flavor started almost surgary followed by a rush of hazelnut then backed with dark malt bitterness 3) Blueberry Wheat- was the surprise of the night with most turning their noses up to a fruit beer at first, you could smell the blueberry from a distance and it had a big blast of sweetness that was nicely balanced with the sour from the blueberries floating in the beer.
Overall a great establishment that is worth checking out, good beer and good food always make for an enjoyable experience.

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